Heavy

What “Heavy” means

Adj

1. Having great weight.
2. Having great weight.
3. Serious, somber.
4. Not easy to bear; burdensome; oppressive.
5. Good.

Adv

1. In a heavy manner; weightily; heavily; gravely.
2. To a great degree; greatly.
3. very

Noun

1. A villain or bad guy; the one responsible for evil or aggressive acts.
2. A doorman, bouncer or bodyguard.
3. A prominent figure; a "major player".
4. A newspaper of the quality press.
5. A relatively large multi-engined aircraft.

Verb

1. To make heavier.
2. To sadden.
3. To use power or wealth to exert influence on, e.g., governments or corporations; to pressure.

Where the word comes from

From Middle English hevy, heviȝ, from Old English hefiġ, hefeġ, hæfiġ (“heavy; important, grave, severe, serious; oppressive, grievous; slow, dull”), from Proto-West Germanic *habīg (“heavy, hefty, weighty”), from Proto-Germanic *habīgaz (“heavy, hefty, weighty”), from Proto-Indo-European *kap- (“to take, grasp, hold”). Equivalent to heave + -y. Related to have. Cognate with Scots hevy, havy, heavy (“heavy”), Saterland Frisian heeuwich, häwich (“violent, angry”), West Frisian hevich (“violent”), Dutch hevig (“violent, severe, intense, acute”), German Low German hevig (“violent, fierce, intense, angry”), German hebig (compare heftig (“fierce, severe, intense, violent, heavy”)), Icelandic höfugur (“heavy, weighty, important”), Latin capāx (“large, wide, roomy, spacious, capacious, capable, apt”). Compare typologically Russian объёмный (obʺjómnyj), ёмкий (jómkij) (akin to име́ть (imétʹ), вз

Business name ideas with “Heavy”

Industries where “Heavy” fits

We suggest this word for 3 business types and industries, including:

• Heavy Duty Truck Manufacturing
• Metal Tank (Heavy Gauge) Manufacturing
• Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction